Sabre Sees Disappointing September Bookings

Sabre's air and hotel booking data from last month indicated little overall improvement in travel demand, as they were relatively flat, year over year.

OCTOBER 07, 2009 -- Sabre´s air and hotel booking data from last month indicated little overall improvement in travel demand, as they were relatively flat, year over year, from last September´s economic meltdown, which brought U.S. corporate travel to a near standstill, according to the company´s top executives.

September usually is a good indicator of the corporate travel industry´s performance as it is the first month of the shoulder season in which business travel traditionally increases following the summer months.